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...finding is that societies of hunter-gatherers tend to be more economically egalitarian than those of farmers and herders because of how parents do - or don't - transfer wealth to their children. Among hunter-gatherers, a child born into the top 10% of richest families is three times more likely to wind up rich than a child born into the poorest 10% of families. Among farmers, that rich-born child is 11 times more likely to be rich, and among herders, 20 times more likely...
...which teacher colleges. "And if we can't identify the skills that make a difference in terms of student learning, then what we're saying is that teaching is an undefinable art, as opposed to something that can be taught," says Steiner. Until recently, Steiner served as dean of Hunter College's School of Education, where he was a vocal critic of the typical ed-school approach, in which teachers-in-training study theories and philosophies of education at the expense of practical, in-the-classroom experience. Steiner maintains that institutions need to turn their eyes toward the practical...
Current Harvard students may also find the news difficult to swallow. “I’m devastated,” said Hunter M. Richard ’12, who said he frequents Herrell’s every Sunday. “It felt like a local place with a nice, home-grown spirit...
...store, a favorite of actors Ben Foster and Hunter Parrish, is on the border of funky Los Feliz and trendy Silver Lake, far from the chic boutiques of Hollywood. Housed in what was originally a print shop, it has a decidedly non-L.A. vibe, with salvage-yard furniture, exposed-brick walls and beamed ceilings that create a Depression-era backdrop. Featured brands include a mix of big names like Marc Jacobs and Jil Sander and new American collections from Patrik Ervell and Tim Hamilton. "Most of them are up-and-coming designers," Urbinati says, "but that...
...Hollywood, has always attracted criticism for the violence and racism with which his characters go about their lives. World War Two era France, the setting for his latest film, brings with it inherent controversy. This is only strengthened by a cast of characters that includes a Nazi Jew-Hunter, a Jewish fugitive intent on exacting revenge on her German oppressors, and a battalion of Jewish soldiers whose sole purpose is to kill (and scalp) as many Nazi soldiers as possible. Its morals are indeed at times debatable, but its numerous merits are not. The eponymous Nazi hunters...